The Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders will square off against the Mitchell Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
On Thursday, Clearwater Central Catholic came up short against Calvary Christian and fell 3-1. The Marauders haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Clearwater Central Catholic started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-19, 27-25, 25-16.
Despite the defeat, Clearwater Central Catholic got top-tier performance from Myah Typrowicz, who had 24 digs and two aces. Typrowicz is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Clearwater Central Catholic kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least nine blocks in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Mitchell waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Pirates.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Mitchell took every set by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-15, 25-11.
Clearwater Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Mitchell, they pushed their record up to 12-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Clearwater Central Catholic beat Mitchell 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2016. Will Clearwater Central Catholic repeat their success, or does Mitchell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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